Javascript for Programmers
PRACTICAL, EXAMPLE-RICH COVERAGE OF: XHTML(R) CSS(R) JavaScript(TM) Control Statements, Functions, Arrays, Objects JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) XHTML DOM(R) Objects and Collections JavaScript Event-Driven Programming XML(R) and RSS XML DOM Rich Internet Applications Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (Ajax) XMLHttpRequest Dojo Toolkit Consuming Web Services And more... VISIT WWW.DEITEL.COM Download code examples Check out the growing list of programming, Web 2.0 and software-related Resource Centers To receive updates for this book, subscribe to the free Deitel (R) Buzz Online e-mail newsletter at www.deitel.com/newsletter/subscribe.html Read archived issues of the Deitel (R) Buzz Online Contact deitel@deitel.com for information on corporate training courses delivered on-site worldwide The practicing programmer's Deitel(R) guide to XHTML(R), CSS(R), JavaScript(TM), XML(R) and Ajax RIA development. This book applies the Deitel signature live-code approach to teaching the client side of Rich Internet Applications (RIA) development. The book presents concepts in the context of 100+ fully tested programs (6,000+ lines of code), complete with syntax shading, detailed descriptions and sample outputs. The book features over 150 tips that will help you build robust client-side web applications. Start with an introduction to Extensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML(R)) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS(R)), then rapidly move on to the details of JavaScript(TM) programming. Finish with more advanced client-side development technologies including XHTML's Document Object Model (DOM(R)), Extensible Markup Language (XML(R)), XML's DOM, JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) and Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (Ajax). When you're finished, you'll have everything you need to build the client side of Web 2.0 Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). The book culminates with several substantial Ajax-enabled RIAs, including a book cover viewer (JavaScript/DOM), an address book (Ajax/consuming web services) and a calendar application (Ajax/Dojo/consuming web services). TheDeitel(R) Developer Seriesis designed for professional programmers. The series presents focused treatments of emerging technologies, including .NET, Java(TM), web services, Internet and web development and more. Pre-Publication Reviewer Testimonials "One of the best introductions to JavaScript."--Raymond Wisman, Indiana University Southeast "Cements the browser as a first-class development platform."--Johnvey Hwang, Splunk, Inc. "Excellent for learning to develop standards-compliant web applications."--Paul Vencill, MITRE, Inc. "The CSS chapter is compact, concise and full of useful info!"--Billy B. L. Lim, Illinois State University "A good introduction to the DOM; doesn't trip over cross-browser incompatibilities."--Eric Lawrence, Microsoft "Exceptionally clear Ajax tutorial; best I've reviewed! Great solutions for the very cool type-ahead and edit-in-place Ajax features. 'Libraries to Help Eliminate Cross-Browser Compatibility Issues' is fantastic. This book and your websites will be often-visited resources (if not best practices in themselves)."--John Peterson, Insync and V.I.O. Inc. "I wish I'd had this when I was learning to program."--Joe Kromer, New Perspective
Pro Flex on Spring
This book is well-suited for those with some experience with Flex and Spring who are looking for development design patterns and practical RIA architecture integration techniques. What you'll learn Explore best practices on architecting enterprise rich Internet applications with Flex and Spring. Discover how Flex applications interface with Spring services. Understand how to persist data, endtoend, using Flex data communication protocols with Spring and its interactions with iBATIS, Hibernate, and JDBC. Work with solid frameworks, Cairngorm and Pure MVC, to build Flex applications. Build a practical application that demonstrates real experience in delivering enterprise RIAs. See how Spring Factories play a key role in routing calls to Spring classes from Flex clients. Who this book is for This book is primarily for Spring developers and users new to Flex who want to learn how to incorporate Flex development using Spring. Flex developers curious about Spring will find this interesting as well. "
SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled
SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled presents a direct trouble-shooting methodology for identifying poorly-performing stored procedures and queries, isolating the causes of that poor performance, and fixing the underlying problems. Each chapter is dedicated to one of the top causes of poorly performing queries and shows methods for identifying and dealing with the problems in that chapter's domain. Emphasis is always put upon or placed upon practical methods that you can put to immediate use in your day-to-day work. SQL Server 2008 functionality, tips, and tricks are emphasized in each subject area. Emphasizes the practical. Does not bury readers in theory. Gives readers practical techniques to immediately apply in their daily work. Dedicates a chapter to each of the most common, performance-related problem areas.
IronPython in Action
In 2005, Microsoft quietly announced an initiative to bring dynamic languages to the .NET platform. The starting point for this project was a .NET implementation of Python, dubbed IronPython. After a couple years of incubation, IronPython is ready for real-world use. It blends the simplicity, elegance, and dynamism of Python with the power of the .NET framework.IronPython in Action offers a comprehensive, hands-on introduction to Microsoft's exciting new approach for programming the .NET framework. It approaches IronPython as a first class .NET language, fully integrated with the .NET environment, Visual Studio, and even the open-source Mono implementation. You'll learn how IronPython can be embedded as a ready-made scripting language into C# and VB.NET programs, used for writing full applications or for web development with ASP. Even better, you'll see how IronPython works in Silverlight for client-side web programming.IronPython opens up exciting new possibilities. Because it's a dynamic language, it permits programming paradigms not easily available in VB and C#. In this book, authors Michael Foord and Christian Muirhead explore the world of functional programming, live introspection, dynamic typing and duck typing, metaprogramming, and more.IronPython in Action explores these topics with examples, making use of the Python interactive console to explore the .NET framework with live objects. The expert authors provide a complete introduction for programmers to both the Python language and the power of the .NET framework. The book also shows how to extend IronPython with C#, extending C# and VB.NET applications with Python, using IronPython with .NET 3.0 and Powershell, IronPython as a Windows scripting tool, and much more. Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.
Ruby in Practice
Ruby in Practice increases your productivity by showing you specific Ruby techniques you can use in your projects. The book offers detailed strategies for using Ruby in a large-scale environment. You'll see concrete examples of integration, messaging, web development, and databases, all presented in a clear Problem/Solution format. This book won't help you push your deadline back, but it will help you get the job done in less time.Above all, Ruby in Practice is a practical book for developers who want an in depth understanding of the Ruby language and its toolset. The book is divided into three major parts.The first part concentrates on issues that developers face both from within their organizations and from their peers. The authors weigh the costs and benefits of using Ruby in enterprise development projects, the over-riding theme being that every developer should always aim to use the right tool for any particular job. The authors then examine the pros and cons of developing with Ruby, and where appropriate, compare Ruby to other languages, both conceptually and in code.The second part discusses techniques for communication and integration of systems. The authors describe how libraries and techniques are used to facilitate messaging, web development and communication automation. They also focus on how the strategies in the first section can be used with these libraries to make development more flexible and efficient.The last part shows how to manage data and integrate with existing data using Ruby. The authors describe techniques for using existing Ruby libraries that either replace popular Java libraries or can interface with existing data in a different way. They go on to show you how strategies covered in the first section can be used to enable Ruby to interact with existing assets or to build new data systems. Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.
Microsoft Powershell, VBScript and JScript Bible
Packed with more than 300 sample scripts and an extensive collection of library functions, this essential scripting book is the most thorough guide to Windows scripting and PowerShell on the market. You'll examine how Windows scripting is changing the face of system and network administration by giving everyday users, developers, and administrators the ability to automate repetitive tasks. Plus, this is the first time that VBScript, Jscript, and Powershell are all covered in a single resource.
The Definitive Guide to Grails
The rise of Ruby on Rails has signified a huge shift in how we build web applications today; it is a fantastic framework with a growing community. There is, however, space for another such framework that integrates seamlessly with Java. Thousands of companies have invested in Java, and these same companies are losing out on the benefits of a Rails-like framework. Enter Grails. Grails is not just a Rails clone. It aims to provide a Rails-like environment that is more familiar to Java developers and employs idioms that Java developers are comfortable using, making the adjustment in mentality to a dynamic framework less of a jump. The concepts within Grails, like interceptors, tag libs, and Groovy Server Pages (GSP), make those in the Java community feel right at home. Grails' foundation is on solid open source technologies such as Spring, Hibernate, and SiteMesh, which gives it even more potential in the Java space: Spring provides powerful inversion of control and MVC, Hibernate brings a stable, mature object relational mapping technology with the ability to integrate with legacy systems, and SiteMesh handles flexible layout control and page decoration. Grails complements these with additional features that take advantage of the coding-by-convention paradigm such as dynamic tag libraries, Grails object relational mapping, Groovy Server Pages, and scaffolding. Graeme Rocher, Grails lead and founder, and Jeff Brown bring you completely up-to-date with their authoritative and fully comprehensive guide to the Grails framework. You'll get to know all the core features, services, and Grails extensions via plug-ins, and understand the roles that Groovy and Grails are playing in the changing Web.
JBoss in Action
JBoss in Action is the first book to focus on teaching readers in detail how to use the JBoss application server. Unlike other titles about JBoss, the authors of JBoss in Action go deeper into the advanced features and configuration of the server. In particular, it focuses on enterprise-class topics, such as high availability, security, and performance. This book walks readers through the JBoss 5 Application Server from installation to configuration to production development. It shows how to configure the server's various component containers such as the JBoss Web Server, the EJB 3 server, and JBoss Messaging. It also provides detailed insight into configuring the various component services such as security, performance, and clustering. Beyond coverage of the core application server, the book also teaches how to use some of the "hot" technologies that run on top of the application server, such as Jboss Seam and JBoss Portal. Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book. The authors, both seasoned professional experts at developing and administering JBoss, provide meaningful explanations and background on many topics which they tie in with their own practical, real-world advice from their collective experience. These uniquely comprehensive explanations and the wide coverage provided in this book surpass any other content currently available in any other book, article, or documentation on the subject.
Exploring C++
This is a book about learning by doing and is aimed at programmers familiar with programming, but not C++. C++ is one of the most used object-oriented languages and is used when speed and reliability are required. It is designed for many system-level tasks, such as operating-system programming. The key exercises in this book are not simply listed at the end of the chapter, but are integrated into the main text. Readers work hands-on throughout the book. Each lesson poses numerous questions, asking readers to write answers directly in the book. The book includes answers to all questions, so readers can check their work. These exercises are not simple cookbook-style recipes (e.g., "Write a program to do xyz"). Instead, they are explorations--structured labs that guide readers through a series of steps to highlight specific features of C++.
The Definitive Guide to Pylons
Spurred by the enormous popularity of Ruby on Rails, Web frameworks have revolutionized the way developers of all programming languages tackle the often complex task of web application development. Perhaps activity in this area is no greater than in the Python community, where three wildly popular frameworks have entered the fray, among them the Pylons project. The Definitive Guide to Pylons is the first book to comprehensively introduce this popular framework, guiding readers through a wide-ranging array of features. Authored by Pylons project co-founder James Gardner, this book will sate user demand for long-desired project documentation.
Expert C# 2008 Business Objects
This third edition of the classic .NET title has been updated for C# 2008 and VS2008 to completely update Rockford Lhotka's industry-critical CSLA.NET framework to a modern audience working with .NET 3.5.
XML: A Beginner’s Guide
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Essential Skills--Made Easy!Get started programming in XML right away with help from this hands-on tutorial. XML: A Beginner's Guide explains how to store data in and retrieve data from XML documents, format data with Cascading Style Sheets, display data in Web browsers, and use Java and JavaScript. The book covers the latest innovations in XML, including Ajax, XHTML, XPath 2.0, XSLT 2.0, and the new XQuery specification. Now it's easier than ever to learn how to create your own XML solutions!Designed for Easy Learning: Key Skills & Concepts--Lists of specific skills covered in the chapter Try This--Hands-on exercises that show how to apply your skillsNumerous screenshots--Examples that illustrate real-world results Annotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated
C# 3.0 the Complete Reference 3/E
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.The Most Comprehensive C# Resource AvailableWith its support for Language-Integrated Query (LINQ), C# 3.0 has revolutionized C# programming, and bestselling author Herb Schildt has updated and expanded his classic programming reference to cover it. Using carefully crafted explanations, insider tips, and hundreds of examples, this book presents in-depth coverage of all aspects of C#, including its keywords, syntax, and core libraries. Of course, details on the new C# 3.0 features, such as LINQ, lambda expressions, implicitly typed variables, and anonymous types are included.Essential for every C# programmer, this comprehensive guide is written in the clear, crisp, uncompromising style that has made Herb the choice of millions worldwide. Whether you are a novice programmer or a seasoned pro, the answers to all of your C# questions can be found in this definitive resource.Coverage includes: Data types and operatorsControl statements Classes and objectsConstructors, destructors, and methodsInterfaces, arrays, enumerations, and structuresMethod and operator overloadingInheritance and virtual methodsReflection and runtime type IDException handling Delegates, properties, events, and indexersAttributes MultithreadingGenericsLINQ (Language-Integrated Query)Lambda expressionsAnonymous typesExtension methodsImplicitly typed variablesI/O, networking, and collectionsThe preprocessor and much, much more
LINQ Programming
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Take your LINQ programming skills to the top tierResolve data format impedance mismatch with guidance from a C# expert and Microsoft MVP. LINQ Programming details cutting-edge techniques to effectively assimilate XML, SQL, ADO.NET, and unstructured data sources. Build powerful LINQ queries, handle hierarchical and relational data, use lambdas and expression trees, and develop multi-threaded applications. Get proven strategies for handling conflicts and exceptions and creating custom extension methods. Additionally, you'll learn how to create your own LINQ provider through a working example, LINQ to Twitter.Filter, order, and group code using LINQ to ObjectsQuery relational and unstructured data with LINQ to SQL and LINQ to XML Work with ADO.NET through LINQ to DataSetDeploy object-oriented programming techniques and LINQ to Entities Read, manipulate, and create C#-based XML documentsGenerate DBML and external mapping files with SqlMetalCreate custom lambdas, expressions, providers, and extensionsSupport concurrent processing and multi-threading using PLINQBuild a custom LINQ provider for working with any data source
Learning C# 3.0
If you're new to C#, this popular book is the ideal way to get started. Completely revised for the latest version of the language, Learning C# 3.0 starts with the fundamentals and takes you through intermediate and advanced C# features -- including generics, interfaces, delegates, lambda expressions, and LINQ. You'll also learn how to build Windows applications and handle data with C#. No previous programming experience is required -- in fact, if you've never written a line of code in your life, bestselling authors Jesse Liberty and Brian MacDonald will show you how it's done. Each chapter offers a self-contained lesson to help you master key concepts, with plenty of annotated examples, illustrations, and a concise summary. With this book, you will: Learn how to program as you learn C# Grasp the principles of object-oriented programming through C# Discover how to use the latest features in C# 3.0 and the .NET 3.5 Framework--including LINQ and the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Create Windows applications and data-driven applications You'll also find a unique Test Your Knowledge section in each chapter, with practical exercises and review quizzes, so you can practice new skills and test your understanding. If you're ready to dive into C# and .NET programming, this book is a great way to quickly get up to speed.
Beginning C# 2008 Objects
For anyone who has already attempted to learn C# but is still having trouble mastering C#'s object-oriented nature, the case study format of this book will be invaluable in showing you how to translate a UML model into a fully-functional C# application.
Php: A Beginner's Guide
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Essential Skills--Made Easy!Learn how to build dynamic, data-driven Web applications using PHP. Covering the latest release of this cross-platform, open-source scripting language, PHP: A Beginner's Guide teaches you how to write basic PHP programs and enhance them with more advanced features such as MySQL and SQLite database integration, XML input, and third-party extensions. This fast-paced tutorial provides one-stop coverage of software installation, language syntax and data structures, flow control routines, built-in functions, and best practices. Designed for Easy Learning: Key Skills & Concepts--Lists of specific skills covered in the chapter Ask the Expert--Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips Try This--Hands-on exercises that show how to apply your skillsNotes--Extra information related to the topic being coveredTips--Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things Cautions--Errors and pitfalls to avoidSelf-Tests--Chapter-ending quizzes to test your knowledgeAnnotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated
Beginning Java ME Platform
Have you thought about building games for your cell phone or other wireless devices? Whether you are a first-time wireless Java developer or an experienced professional, Beginning Java(TM) ME Platform brings exciting wireless and mobile Java application development right to your door and device! Beginning Java(TM) ME Platform empowers you with the flexibility and power to start building Java applications for your Java-enabled mobile device or cell phone. The book covers sound HTTPS support, user interface API enhancements, the Mobile Media API, the Game API, 3D graphics, Bluetooth, and more. Furthermore, this book is easy to read and includes many practical, hands-on, and ready-to-use code examples.
More Effective C#
"Shining a bright light into many of the dark corners of C# 3.0, this book not only covers the 'how, ' but also the 'why, ' arming the reader with many field-tested methods for wringing the most from the new language features, such as LINQ, generics, and multithreading. If you are serious about developing with the C# language, you need this book." -Bill Craun, Principal Consultant, Ambassador Solutions, Inc. "More Effective C# is an opportunity to work beside Bill Wagner. Bill leverages his knowledge of C# and distills his expertise down to some very real advice about programming and designing applications that every serious Visual C# user should know. More Effective C# is one of those rare books that doesn't just regurgitate syntax, but teaches you how to use the C# language." -Peter Ritchie, Microsoft MVP: Visual C# "More Effective C# is a great follow-up to Bill Wagner's previous book. The extensive C# 3.0 and LINQ coverage is extremely timely!" -Tomas Restrepo, Microsoft MVP: Visual C++, .NET, and Biztalk Server "As one of the current designers of C#, it is rare that I learn something new about the language by reading a book. More Effective C# is a notable exception. Gently blending concrete code and deep insights, Bill Wagner frequently makes me look at C# in a fresh light-one that really makes it shine. More Effective C# is at the surface a collection of very useful guidelines. Look again. As you read through it, you'll find that you acquire more than just the individual pieces of advice; gradually you'll pick up on an approach to programming in C# that is thoughtful, beautiful, and deeply pleasant. While you can make your way willy-nilly through the individual guidelines, I do recommend reading the whole book-or at least not skipping over the chapter introductions before you dive into specific nuggets of advice. There's perspective and insight to be found there that in itself can be an important guide and inspiration for your future adventures in C#." -Mads Torgersen, Program Manager, Visual C#, Microsoft "Bill Wagner has written an excellent book outlining the best practices for developers who work with the C# language. By authoring More Effective C#, he has again established himself as one of the most important voices in the C# community. Many of us already know how to use C#. What we need is advice on how to hone our skills so that we can become wiser programmers. There is no more sophisticated source of information on how to become a first-class C# developer than Bill Wagner's book. Bill is intelligent, thoughtful, experienced, and skillful. By applying the lessons from this book to your own code, you will find many ways to polish and improve the work that you produce." -Charlie Calvert, Community Program Manager, Visual C#, Microsoft In More Effective C#, Microsoft C# MVP and Regional Director Bill Wagner introduces fifty brand-new ways to write more efficient and more robust software. This all-new book follows the same format as Wagner's best-selling Effective C# (Addison-Wesley, 2005), providing clear, practical explanations, expert tips, and plenty of realistic code examples. Wagner shows how to make the most of powerful innovations built into Microsoft's new C# 3.0 and .NET Framework 3.5, as well as advanced C# language capabilities not covered in his previous book. Drawing on his unsurpassed C# experience, the author reveals new best practices for working with LINQ, generics, metaprogramming, and many other features. He also uncovers practices that compromise performance or reliability and shows exactly how to avoid them. More Effective C# shows how to Use generics to express your design intent more effectively Master advanced generics techniques, such as constraints, method constraints, and generic specialization Use the multithreaded techniques you'll need to work with the .NET framework every day Express modern design idioms using the rich palette of C# language features
Beginning Database-Driven Application Development in Java EE
This book lets Java developers build Java EE applications interacting with a relational database via the Java Persistence API (JPA) and an open source implementation in Toplink. Then, the developer is able to deploy using the GlassFish Application Server.
Beginning C# 2008
Beginning C# 2008, Second Edition, is an expansion and update of Apress's existing Beginning C# 2008 book, written by the same author in the same focused style. It aims to teach novice programmers everything they need to know in order to use the new .NET 3.5 Framework to their best advantage.
Beginning Python
Beginning Python, Second Edition is the long-awaited revision to the popular first edition, having been updated to reflect new features introduced with Python 3.0. Additional changes are being made to reflect modern development paradigms, such as the exploding popularity of using Web frameworks such as Django in lieu of more archaic approaches.
Apache 2 Pocket Reference
Even if you know the Apache web server inside and out, you still need an occasional on-the-job reminder -- especially if you're moving to the newer Apache 2.x. Apache 2 Pocket Reference gives you exactly what you need to get the job done without forcing you to plow through a cumbersome, doorstop-sized reference. This Book provides essential information to help you configure and maintain the server quickly, with brief explanations that get directly to the point. It covers Apache 2.x, giving web masters, web administrators, and programmers a quick and easy reference solution. This pocket reference includes: Summaries of command-line options, configuration directives, and modules Key information about Apache support utilities What you need to know about URL rewriting, filters, caching, proxying and security Whether you manage huge e-commerce operations, corporate intranets, or small personal websites, Apache 2 Pocket Reference is ideal for savvy administrators who no longer need detailed tutorials and just want a convenient, on-the-job reference.
Pro Java EE Spring Patterns
Pro Java EE Spring Patterns is the first book extending the principles and concepts presented in Core J2EE Patterns and taking them further in a practical, evolutionary way using today's hottest, most adopted enterprise Java framework, the Spring Framework.
PHP Object-Oriented Solutions
This book introduces readers to the benefits of OOP and code reusability. It presents code and concepts through a series of short, but practical classes that can be immediately incorporated into an existing website.
C# 3.0: A Beginner’s Guide
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Essential Skills--Made Easy!Let master programmer and bestselling author Herb Schildt teach you the fundamentals of C#, Microsoft's premier programming language for the .NET Framework. You'll begin by learning to create, compile, and run a C# program. Then it's on to data types, operators, control statements, methods, classes, and objects. You'll also learn about inheritance, interfaces, properties, indexers, exceptions, events, namespaces, generics, and much more. Of course, new C# 3.0 features, such as LINQ, lambda expressions, and anonymous types, are included. Start programming in C# 3.0 today with help from this fast-paced, hands-on tutorial.Designed for Easy Learning: Key Skills & Concepts--Lists of specific skills covered in the chapter Ask the Expert--Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips Try This--Hands-on exercises that show how to apply your skillsNotes--Extra information related to the topic being coveredSelf-Tests--Chapter-ending quizzes to test your knowledgeAnnotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated
Beginning CakePHP
Beginning CakePHP is one of the first if not the first book in the market that leads the reader through extensive web application development in CakePHP, one of the leading popular growing open source Web frameworks. It gives a how-to approach to Cake rather than a dictionary-type reference, that culminates in an extensive practical blogging application example.
Beginning Groovy and Grails
Beginning Groovy and Grails introduces Java developers to this popular framework and scripting language by guiding readers through the creation of a series of real-world projects. Each project introduces a new facet of Grails and Groovy, and affords readers the ability to download and experiment with the code. Authored by industry veterans Christopher Judd, Joseph Faisal Nusairat, and Jim Shingler, readers are treated not only to profound knowledge of the topic, but also to considerable insight shared as a result of the authors' combined decades of Java experience.
Pro WF
This book aims to provide the reader with a solid grounding in how workflows are implemented, executed, maintained and customized. Given the importance of this technology release and the book's broad appeal, it will be useful to almost all existing or migrating .NET 3.0 developers and should see very healthy sales as WF is rapidly adopted.
XSLT
After years of anticipation and delay, the W3C finally released the XSLT 2.0 standard in January 2007. The revised edition of this classic book offers practical, real-world examples that demonstrate how you can apply XSLT stylesheets to XML data using either the new specification, or the older XSLT 1.0 standard. XSLT is a critical language for converting XML documents into other formats, such as HTML code or a PDF file. With XSLT, you get a thorough understanding of XSLT and XPath and their relationship to other web standards, along with recommendations for a honed toolkit in an open platform-neutral, standards-based environment. This book: Covers the XSLT basics, including simple stylesheets and methods for setting up transformation engines Walks you through the many parts of XSLT, particularly XSLT's template-based approach to transformations Applies both XSLT 1.0 and 2.0 solutions to the same problems, helping you decide which version of XSLT is more appropriate for your project Includes profuse examples that complement both the tutorial and the reference material The new edition of XSLT has been updated thoroughly to explain XSLT 2.0's many dependencies, notably XML Schema and XPath 2.0. Want to find out how the 2.0 specification improves on the old? This book will explain.
Pro Web 2.0 Application Development With GWT
Pro Web 2.0 Application Development by Jeff Dwyer is the first book on professional Web 2.0 principles that includes the Google Web Toolkit (GWT). GWT is one of the leading Java Ajax frameworks in market, and is very hot in terms of relative growth; it can be integrated with other broader Java frameworks like JBoss Seam and possibly Spring. The book's focus on a single, extremely rich, example "killer application" is what sets this apart from other GWT titles.
Accelerated GWT
The Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is a key member of Google's popular array of software development solutions, and is easily the most popular Ajax framework solution for Java developers. Fully compatible with the most popular Java frameworks, Grails and Spring among them, GWT is quickly going to become an indispensable part of Java-minded developers' knowledge base. Accelerated Google Web Toolkit offers a fast paced yet thorough introduction to GWT, offering serious developers not only key insights into the framework's capabilities, but also into how readers can most effectively incorporate GWT into their daily development routine.
XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0 Programmer's Reference
Combining coverage of XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0 into one book, this authoritative reference provides equal weight to the powerful new features of XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0 and the established capabilities of the 1.0 versions. Author Michael Kay has created his own implementation of XSLT 2.0 (Saxon), and he puts his unique knowledge to work in this detailed reference to the elements of the XSLT 2.0 language and the fundamentals of XPath, complete with syntax, practical usage advice, and examples. The book begins by teaching the essential concepts behind the language, knowledge you need if you are going to write good code rather than just working code. You will discover how XSLT and XPath differ from other languages, and how you use them to create effective web-based applications. The central chapters provide meticulous coverage of the language features of XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0. You will return to this reference whenever you encounter new programming challenges. You finish with detailed case studies highlighting real applications to give you insights you would otherwise gain only from months of practical experience. What you will learn from this book All the XSLT elements you can use in a stylesheet and the detailed rules for the syntax and semantics of each How Path expressions enable you to navigate around the structure of an XML document How you can improve your stylesheets by taking advantage of the XML Schema definitions of input and output documents How to take advantage of vendor extensions without losing portability Techniques for taking advantage of XSLT to write real applications Who this book is forThis book is for experienced programmers who are looking to become proficient with XSLT 2.0. Previous experience with XSLT or XPath is not necessary. However, a working knowledge of XML, HTML, and web architecture is beneficial. Wrox Programmer's References are designed to give the experienced developer straight facts on a new technology, without hype or unnecessary explanations. They deliver hard information with plenty of practical examples to help you apply new tools to your development projects today. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
